Small-town school leader earns more than 670K votes in California superintendent race
Wendy Castañeda Leal, a superintendent from a small school district in Kern County, received more than 670,000 votes in the primary for California superintendent of public instruction with the help of a small team of volunteers and without any campaign contributions.
How schools in San Diego County drove more students to apply for financial aid
San Diego County schools have improved financial aid application completion rates with a countywide competition between school districts.
Iowa Supreme Court rules U. Iowa cannot use ‘first-gen’ proxy to alter blacks-only scholarship
Case sent back to lower district court.
Week In Review: Proposed Ed Department cuts and school nurse burnout
We’re rounding up last week’s news, from more federal scrutiny of districts’ LGBTQ+ policies to mixed signals on students’ academic gains.